Welcome to our new and beautiful range of Towers Alpaca School Accessories, handmade in Peru.
All of the range has been chosen for it's ethical credentials and use of alpaca & acrylic yarns, making the items, so soft to touch, beautiful on the skin and durable.
Handmade and ethically produced by skilled artisans in Peru where the making of textiles and use of alpaca is a cultural tradition going back centuries.
Around 2,200 families are involved in alpaca farming above 3000 meters, an estimated 12-15,000 people in all who, if not for alpaca would have no other means of earning a living. Alpaca is a beautiful, luxury fibre.
The factory where our range is produced employs twenty two people, many of these people's lives are blighted by poverty, poor education and violence in the home. Having a stable job really does change lives and this work also offers employment rights of a fair wage, health care and a pension, which is rare in Peru.
The factory owner is very active in contributing towards the community by taking on apprentices through an NGO. At the end of the training period, the apprenitces are often taken on into full employment.
We hold a direct link with the factory and have validated the ethical credentials against our rigorous criteria.
